Turtle shells evolved over the course of 300 million years, but self-defense wasn't the initial driver, researchers think.

Indonesian authorities successfully stopped the smuggling of 32 live reptiles at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in ...

A remarkably well-preserved dinosaur fossil has arrived at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of National History. According ...

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida that have significantly impacted the native mammal population. The python population likely became established after escaping breeding facilities ...

A 7-year-old boy was left nursing a head wound after an encounter with a seemingly harmless snake took a violent turn. Usually when videos appear on the salty_craft_family Instagram page, they are ...

On August 22, 2025, in Subang, Java, Indonesia, @phriie_putranaja28 shared a video of a pet reticulated python. In the video shows the author taps and tickles the largest part of the snake’s body, ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

'Anytime you catch something bigger than 14 feet, it’s not a snake anymore, it’s a monster,' said Donna Kalil, a licensed Florida python hunter. Mike Kimmel goes by the social media moniker Python ...

After being found on top of a dumpster in downtown Los Angeles, a 20-foot python has found a new forever home, thanks to a self-declared “reptile hunter” from Riverside. The person who spotted the ...

After being found on top of a dumpster in downtown Los Angeles, a 20-foot python has found a new forever home, thanks to a self-declared “reptile hunter” from Riverside. The person who spotted the ...

No matter how you feel about snakes, there is no denying that reticulated pythons are magnificent creatures. There is one female in this clip, who has grown to 21 feet and is proving very tricky to ...